iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 222,231 shares, a growth of 41.2% from the March 15th total of 157,415 shares. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 166,310 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EWJV. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 121.5% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 159,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,318,000 after buying an additional 87,663 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $600,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $162,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 115.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 802,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,897,000 after buying an additional 430,398 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 31.8% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 72,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,523,000 after buying an additional 17,506 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWJV opened at $44.10 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $749.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.47. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 1 year low of $32.51 and a 1 year high of $47.69. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.51.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.